Fire chief claimed stickers might be racially insensitive…

“I’m floored that he would even consider this two days before 9/11,” firefighter Dan McDowell told NBC Chicago. “It’s ridiculous.”

A former marine, whose father had served in the same fire department for 26 years and whose locker he had inherited, was among those suspended after he refused to remove his father’s Marine Corps decal sticker.

“We are the first African-American father and son on the Maywood Fire Department,” firefighter Dave Flowers told NBC. “It has sentimental value.”

Yesterday, following public uproar, Chief Bronaugh announced a reversal of his sticker ban and reinstated the suspended firefighters.

take our poll - story continues below

Whom do you consider to be the most corrupt Democrat Politician?

Whom do you consider to be the most corrupt Democrat Politician?

Whom do you consider to be the most corrupt Democrat Politician?*

Dianne Feinstein

Maxine Waters

Adam Schiff

Chuck Schumer

Kamala Harris

Kirsten Gillibrand

Keith Ellison

Cory Booker

Email*

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Completing this poll grants you access to AFF updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

“After review, I made a decision to put department issued flags on every locker and in every locker room,” Bronaugh stated at a press conference, claiming the firefighters blew the order out of proportion.

But the damage had already been done. The chief’s ban was ill-timed, occurring during the week of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and many saw the ban as an encroachment on free speech.

“I come from a country where I couldn’t do that,” firefighter and Cuban immigrant Evergito Herrera said. “The government would tell me what to do and that’s why my parents took me out of Cuba.”

Now the firefighters’ union has filed a complaint with the Illinois Labor Relations Board alleging the fire chief refused to cooperate with their efforts to diffuse the situation early on, and claiming the chief stifled the firefighters’ First Amendment rights.

ADVERTISEMENT - STORY CONTINUES BELOW

“It’s about freedom of speech, and there should be nothing wrong with them expressing their patriotism,” said Adam Rosen, a union spokesperson.

PLEASE SHARE OUR ARTICLES ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA AND GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE FOR MORE REAL NEWS FOR REAL PATRIOTS!

Additionally, the labor union is now asking the fire chief to resign.

Facebook Has Banned Us!

The leftists at Facebook decided they didn’t like our message, so they removed our page and are censoring us. Help us fight back and subscribe to our newsletter so that you can stay up-to-date with everything Facebook doesn’t want you to see!